1984_Miami_Dolphins_season

1984 Miami Dolphins season
1984 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record	14–2
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Seahawks) 31–10; Won AFC Championship; (vs. Steelers) 45–28; Lost Super Bowl XIX; (vs. 49ers) 16–38
Pro Bowlers	8 ; QB Dan Marino ; WR Mark Duper ; WR Mark Clayton ; G Ed Newman ; C Dwight Stephenson ; DT Bob Baumhower ; ILB A.J. Duhe ; P Reggie Roby
	← 1983; Dolphins seasons; 1985 →;

1984 Miami Dolphins season

19th season in franchise history; third Super Bowl loss

The 1984 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 19th season, and 15th in the National Football League (NFL). It was also the 15th season with the team for head coach Don Shula. The Dolphins sought to build on a spectacular 1983 season where they went 12–4 with rookie quarterback Dan Marino.

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The Dolphins playing against the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX.

The Dolphins won the 1984 AFC Championship, and appeared in Super Bowl XIX, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 38–16. To date this is the last season the Dolphins appeared in the Super Bowl.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Second year quarterback Dan Marino's passing ability became the focal point of Miami's offense and in 1984 he exploded to set league records with 5,084 passing yards and 48 touchdowns. Marino's touchdown record was broken by Peyton Manning twenty years later and the yardage record was broken by Drew Brees twenty-seven years later. The Dolphins attempted early on to make a run at a perfect season twelve years after pulling off the feat, as they won their first eleven games but were upended in overtime by the San Diego Chargers. The Dolphins scored more than 500 points for the first and to date only time in their history,^{[lower-alpha 2]} as they scored 513 points and finished 14–2, their best record since the undefeated season.

The year began on a somber note, as running back David Overstreet was killed in a traffic collision in June. The Dolphins wore helmet decals with the number 20 (his jersey number) in his memory during this season.

NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled Movers, Shakers and Record Breakers; it was narrated by Brad Crandall.

After the season, the last remaining Dolphin from their Super Bowl VIII team, longtime offensive lineman Ed Newman, retired, ending a 12-year era for the team. He holds the unique distinction as being the only man to make it to Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XIX as a member of the Dolphins, as well as Super Bowl XVII in between.

Regular season

Season summary

Postseason

Super Bowl XIX (Sunday, January 20, 1985): vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Super Bowl XIX: Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

Date: January 20, 1985
Game time: 6:19 p.m. EST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy, fog for much of the second half^[25]
Game attendance: 84,059
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith (color commentator) and Joe Theismann (color commentator)
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Point spread: 49ers by 3
Over/Under: 53.5 (over)
Time of Game: 3 hours, 13 minutes

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Super Bowl XIX was played on January 20, 1985, and featured the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins. The 49ers won their second Super Bowl, defeating the Dolphins 38–16. Dan Marino, the Dolphins quarterback passed for one touchdown and two interceptions, while Joe Montana, the 49ers quarterback passed for 3 touchdowns and rushed for another.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1984 Miami Dolphins draft
1	14	Jackie Shipp	ILB	Oklahoma
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 2	at Washington Redskins	W 35–17	1–0	RFK Stadium	52,683
2	September 9	New England Patriots	W 28–7	2–0	Miami Orange Bowl	66,083
3	September 17	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	3–0	Rich Stadium	65,455
4	September 23	Indianapolis Colts	W 44–7	4–0	Miami Orange Bowl	55,415
5	September 30	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 36–28	5–0	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,991
6	October 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–7	6–0	Three Rivers Stadium	59,103
7	October 14	Houston Oilers	W 28–10	7–0	Miami Orange Bowl	54,080
8	October 21	at New England Patriots	W 44–24	8–0	Sullivan Stadium	60,711
9	October 28	Buffalo Bills	W 38–7	9–0	Miami Orange Bowl	58,824
10	November 4	at New York Jets	W 31–17	10–0	Giants Stadium	72,655
11	November 11	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–23	11–0	Miami Orange Bowl	70,227
12	November 18	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–34 (OT)	11–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	53,041
13	November 26	New York Jets	W 28–17	12–1	Miami Orange Bowl	74,884
14	December 2	Los Angeles Raiders	L 34–45	12–2	Miami Orange Bowl	71,222
15	December 9	at Indianapolis Colts	W 35–17	13–2	Hoosier Dome	60,411
16	December 17	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–21	14–2	Miami Orange Bowl	74,139

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Dan Marino	21/28, 311 YDS, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Andra Franklin	13 CAR, 48 YDS
	Receiving	Mark Duper	6 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TDs
WSH	Passing	Joe Theismann	21/36, 204 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	John Riggins	15 CAR, 98 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Charlie Brown	6 REC, 60 YDS

Dolphins	Game Statistics	Redskins
18	First downs	23
30–86	Rushes–yards	29–156
311	Passing yards	204
21–28–0	Passes	21–36–2
0–0	Sacked–yards	2–11
311	Net passing yards	193
397	Total yards	349
152	Return yards	148
5–45.8	Punts	4–43.8
0–0	Fumbles–lost	1–1
4–45	Penalties–yards	3–20
28:48	Time of Possession	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NE	Passing	Steve Grogan	20/42, 217 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INTs
	Rushing	Tony Collins	20 CAR, 87 YDS
	Receiving	Derrick Ramsey	5 REC, 70 YDS
MIA	Passing	Dan Marino	17/28, 269 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tony Nathan	10 CAR, 36 YDS
	Receiving	Mark Clayton	5 REC, 75 YDS, 2 TDs

1984_Miami_Dolphins_season

1984 Miami Dolphins season

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Week 1 roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1 (Sunday, September 2, 1984): at Washington Redskins

Week 2 (Sunday, September 9, 1984): vs. New England Patriots

Week 3 (Monday, September 17, 1984): at Buffalo Bills

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): at New England Patriots

Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Playoffs

Standings

Player stats

Passing

Postseason

Divisional

Conference Championship

Super Bowl XIX (Sunday, January 20, 1985): vs. San Francisco 49ers

Awards and honors

Final roster

Notes

References

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Patriots	Game Statistics	Dolphins
18	First downs	17
28–127	Rushes–yards	30–74
217	Passing yards	269
20–42–4	Passes	17–28–2
2–12	Sacked–yards	0–0
205	Net passing yards	269
332	Total yards	343
74	Return yards	183
8–39.6	Punts	5–41.6
2–1	Fumbles–lost	0–0
6–53	Penalties–yards	6–46
30:46	Time of Possession	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Dan Marino	24/39, 316 YDS, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Joe Carter	14 CAR, 92 YDS
	Receiving	Mark Clayton	7 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD
NE	Passing	Tony Eason	19/29, 313 YDS, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Mosi Tatupu	20 CAR, 90 YDS
	Receiving	Derrick Ramsey	5 REC, 32 YDS, 1 TD

Dolphins	Game Statistics	Patriots
33	First downs	18
37–236	Rushes–yards	27–102
316	Passing yards	313
24–39–1	Passes	19–29–0
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–7
316	Net passing yards	306
552	Total yards	408
75	Return yards	113
1–38.0	Punts	3–57.0
0–0	Fumbles–lost	1–1
6–36	Penalties–yards	6–36
31:59	Time of Possession	28:01

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	December 29	Seattle Seahawks (4)	W 31–10	1–0	Miami Orange Bowl	73,469
AFC Championship	January 6, 1985	Pittsburgh Steelers (3)	W 45–28	2–0	Miami Orange Bowl	76,029
Super Bowl XIX	January 20, 1985	N San Francisco 49ers (N1)	L 16–38	2–1	Stanford Stadium	84,059

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽¹⁾	14	2	0	.875	8–0	10–2	513	298	W2
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	6–2	9–3	362	352	W1
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	3–5	7–7	332	364	L1
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	2–6	4–8	239	414	L5
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	1–7	1–11	250	454	L2

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Dan Marino	564	362	5084	48	17	108.9

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Dan Marino	29/50, 318 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Tony Nathan	5 CAR, 18 YDS
	Receiving	Tony Nathan	10 REC, 83 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	24/35, 331 YDS, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Wendell Tyler	13 CAR, 65 YDS
	Receiving	Roger Craig	7 REC, 77 YDS, 2 TDs

Dolphins	Game Statistics	49ers
19	First downs	31
9–25	Rushes–yards	40–211
318	Passing yards	331
29–50–2	Passes	24–35–0
4–29	Sacked–yards	1–5
289	Net passing yards	326
314	Total yards	537
155	Return yards	91
6–39.3	Punts	3–32.7
1–0	Fumbles–lost	2–2
1–10	Penalties–yards	2–10
22:49	Time of Possession	37:11


	Quarterbacks 13 Dan Marino 10 Don Strock Running backs 34 Woody Bennett FB 20 Joe Carter RB 31 Eddie Hill RB 46 Pete Johnson FB 22 Tony Nathan RB Wide receivers 81 Jimmy Cefalo 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 88 Vince Heflin KR 11 Jim Jensen WR/RB/QB 89 Nat Moore Tight ends 84 Bruce Hardy 87 Dan Johnson 80 Joe Rose		Offensive linemen 61 Roy Foster G 79 Jon Giesler T 74 Cleveland Green T 72 Ronnie Lee G/T/TE 64 Ed Newman G 57 Dwight Stephenson C 60 Jeff Toews C Defensive linemen 70 Bill Barnett DE 73 Bob Baumhower DT 78 Charles Benson DE 75 Doug Betters DE 58 Kim Bokamper DE 71 Mike Charles DE 76 Steve Clark DT/G		Linebackers 56 Charles Bowser OLB 53 Jay Brophy MLB 51 Mark Brown MLB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 77 A. J. Duhe MLB 55 Earnest Rhone OLB 50 Jackie Shipp MLB 52 Sanders Shiver OLB Defensive backs 47 Glenn Blackwood SS 42 Lyle Blackwood FS 43 Bud Brown SS 49 William Judson CB 40 Mike Kozlowski FS 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Don McNeal CB 45 Robert Sowell CB 41 Fulton Walker CB/KR/PR Special teams 4 Reggie Roby P 5 Uwe von Schamann K		Reserve lists 37 Andra Franklin FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Ron Hester LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Bob Kuechenberg G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 68 Eric Laakso T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 54 Rodell Thomas LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 Tommy Vigorito HB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics 49 active, 6 inactive, 0 practice squad

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (1–0)	7	7	21	0	35
Redskins (0–1)	0	10	0	7	17

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots (1–1)	0	7	0	0	7
Dolphins (2–0)	0	7	14	7	28

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (3–0)	7	7	7	0	21
Bills (0–3)	0	3	7	7	17

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (8–0)	3	13	14	14	44
Patriots (5–3)	3	7	7	7	24